These gorgeous plaster-dipped flowers were
created by
Artsy VaVa and she used them on top
of a collection of jars with wooden lids. You
can also place them on top of recycled food jars
or Bell jars, or anywhere else you want to put
them on display.

After making the flowers yourself you can
apply a matt or gloss protective sealer, or you
can use a distressing techniques to make a
Shabby Chic display of flowers.

YOU WILL NEED:

Assorted silk flowers

Bag of plaster of Paris

Bowls

Scissors

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HERE'S HOW:

1. Use scissors to cut up the silk flower
arrangements as required. If this is your first
time it might be a good idea to do a practice
run to see how your project turns out - before
you make the actual project.

2. Mix up the plaster of Paris to a smooth
but only slightly runny paste. If you make it
too thick it will clump, but if you make it too
runny it won't coat the flowers properly. Get
the mix ratio perfect with a practice run
beforehand.

3. Coat the flowers with plaster of Paris,
making sure they are completely covered and
shake a little to remove any excess plaster.

4. For the next step you can place the dipped
flowers on a piece of wax paper, or hang them up
to drip dry. Do turn regularly until the plaster
starts to harden.

Once the flowers are completely dry you can
trim the stems off the flowers and mount them
onto container lids using epoxy adhesive or a
hot glue gun.